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Anna Marie's Anecdotes
Enter the world of Anna Marie Reifers.
A Teenage Farm Girl from South Dakota who documented her life in a 5 year diary starting on Jan 1st, 1942 at age 14.
Learn who acted up in class, which boys her brothers teased her about and how she and everything around her changed during WWII.


May 9th, 1942
Go to town in P.M. Get car fixed. Go with "buck(?)" Trabing. Acquainted with Kober...(?) Have fun with Dale at Lumber yard. Leave note in...
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May 9, 2024
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May 7th, 1942
Go to school. Swell day. Norb wants me to help him to pig-pen. Finish Mothers day presents.
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May 7, 2024
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April 27th, 1942
Go to School. Rains like heck. Bernard comes after us Wait at school house for dad. Norb gets wet. Stormy. Doris & I play "Duets"
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Apr 27, 2024
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April 24th, 1942
Go to school. Talk to Norbert Schneider. Tease fat about "Shiner". Go see Fern. Her shoes fit. Came home in "dark". Make plans. Lynea's...
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Apr 24, 2024
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April 23rd, 1942
Go to school. Fool away my time. Have fun in English. Norbert kids me about Freeda (?) in toilet.
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Apr 23, 2024
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April 17th, 1942
Go to school. Party for Ma at nite. Have fun with McKinley at P.M. Sit & talk to Norb & Bernie Norb's trouble light.
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Apr 17, 2024
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April 12th, 1942
Go to see Bernie. Finish letter to Bud. Have to laugh at Norb. Clara tries to get letter to Bud Reifers. Lynea's Note: Two "Bud's" in one...
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Apr 12, 2024
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April 10th, 1942
Go to P.T.A. Hank don't feel so good. Laugh at Norb & Hank & Doughnuts. Hank tries to vote for me. Lynea's Note: This is the 4th month in...
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Apr 10, 2024
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March 25th, 1942
Art Gadbois Birthday Bernard takes us to school. Rains like heck. Kids tease me about Hank Kunkel & Norbert Schneider.
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Mar 25, 2024
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March 24th, 1942
Go to School. Norbert & Hank come after me in P.M. go to Schneiders Tell me I have to walk home. Kid Hank about circus. Rained.
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Mar 24, 2024
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March 15th, 1942
Party on Bernard. Bernie & Fern run off with Elmer, Junior & Ronie. Have fun with Hank. McKinley a corker - Norb?? Lynea's Note: This the...
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Mar 19, 2024
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March 13th, 1942
Go to P.T.A. All us kids play around piano. I sit with Norb & Hank. Hank, Bernie, & I on entertainment. Have Fun.
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Mar 13, 2024
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March 9th, 1942
Hanks Birthday Go to show. Bernard skins horse. See Norb at Tilleys. Lynea's Note: I have so many questions....
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Mar 9, 2024
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March 3rd, 1942
Go to school. Have fun with Curtis. Nearly break swing. Norbert S. working across road. Ted Zens & Gassmen get killed. Ted Zens was the...
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Mar 3, 2024
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February 13th, 1942
Go tp P.F.A. Hank K & Fern K at head table. Get a glove & watch but no scarf. Make a deal for Sun. Norb kids me about paper (960)
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Feb 13, 2024
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February 4th, 1942
Fat goes to Burbank dance. He has fun. Fern, Hank, Bernie, Norb go also- Lynea's Note: Burbank School was about 7 miles north of Spring...
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Feb 4, 2024
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